Tag: federal budget

Congress Proposes Severe EPA Budget Cuts

By Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHS Daily Advisor Nov 14, 2023 EHS Administration

Updated: Nov 14, 2023

Congress’s proposed EPA budget for 2024 is 39% less than fiscal year (FY) 2023. It provides $6.173 billion to the Agency, which is $3.96 billion (39%) below the FY 2023 enacted level and $5.91 billion below the president’s Budget Request. This is the smallest proposed budget for the Agency in nearly three decades. “The GOP […]

Climate Change Budget Falls Short in Congress

By Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHS Daily Advisor Mar 24, 2022 EHS Administration

Updated: Mar 24, 2022

On March 9, 2022, the U.S. Congress passed the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Omnibus Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2471) and sent it to President Joe Biden’s desk, where it was signed into law on March 15, 2022. The bill reflects a 3.3 percent budget increase for the EPA. After years of budget cuts under the Trump […]

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President’s Proposed Budget Includes a 31% Cut for EPA

By William C. Schillaci Mar 14, 2019 Special Topics in Environmental Management

Updated: Mar 14, 2019

President Donald Trump’s proposed 2020 federal budget—a record-high $4.75 trillion—includes a 31% decrease in funding for the EPA, from $8.9 billion in 2019 to $6.1 billion. The proposal would eliminate 37 current EPA programs and four “subprogram projects” and reduce the budgets of 15 major programs. The president also proposes a new $50 million Healthy […]